Brick siding

ABSTRACT

BRICK SIDING FOR COVERING BUILDING WALLS SIMULATING ANTIQUE, USED OR OLD BRICK CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR SHEETS OF FIBERGLASS FASTENED TO THE WALL WITH EACH HORIZONTAL ROW OF SHEETS POSITIONED IN OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH THE ADJACENT ROW, EACH SHEET HAVING FORMED THEREON TO SIMULATE ROWS OF OLD BRICK HAVING CHIPS, DISTRESS MARKS AND THE LIKE THEREON. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AUTHENTIC APPERANCE THAT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE AESTHETICS OF PROPER MASONRY PRACTICES, THE END BRICKS ON ALTERNATE ROWS ALONG ONE SIDE OF EACH SHEET ARE GOOVED TO RECEIVE THE END PORTION OF THE BRICKS OF AN ADJACENT SHEET SO THAT THESE BRICKS APPEAR TO SPAN THE MORTAR JOINT OF THE ADJACENT ROWS OF BRICKS, THE TONGUE AND GROOVE BRICKS, WHEN JOINED APPEAR AS A SINGLE BRICK HAVING A DISTRESS MARK.

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2 Sheets-Shoot 1 Filed Aug. 17, 1970 FIGS \IO RQQERT S. IVIEDQW NOV" 23,1971 R 5 MEDOW EfiZlLfiZS BRICK SIDING Filed Aug. 17, 19m 2 Sheets-Shoot2 I llllllut I Rg BERT S. IVIEDOW A T TOR/VF Y United States Patent mUS. Cl. 52--314 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Brick siding forcovering building walls simulating antique, used or old brick consistingof a plurality of rectangular sheets of fiberglass fastened to the wallwith each horizontal row of sheets positioned in overlapping relationwith the adjacent row, each sheet having formed thereon to simulate rowsof old brick having chips, distress marks and the like thereon. In orderto achieve authentic appearance that is in keeping with the aestheticsof proper masonry practices, the end bricks on alternate rows along oneside of each sheet are grooved to receive the end portion of the bricksof an adjacent sheet so that these bricks appear to span the mortarjoint of the adjacent rows of bricks, the tongue and groove bricks, whenjoined appear as a single brick having a distress mark.

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This invention is animprovement of my U.S. Pat. No. 3,217,453, dated Nov. 16, 1965, forFacing Structure and Article.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to building facingsand is more particularly directed to sidings simulating antique, used orother distressed bricks. However, when simulating brick construction,the sheets of fiberglass facings could not be made in rectangular sheetsin greater than one horizontal row of bricks since each row of bricksmust be staggered or overlapping with relation to the bricks in adjacentrows. Thus, in order to produce sheets of brick facing, both sides ofthe sheets terminated in cut-outs in alternate rows of bricks to formhalf of a brick that extended beyond the sheets in adjacent rows. Inorder to fasten these sheets of brick facings, great care had to betaken in order that the bricks of one sheet were properly placed in thecutouts of the adjacent sheet of facing. Also, there was a danger thatwhile handling the sheets of wall facings, the half-brick extensionswould be broken thereby rendering that sheet of wall facing useless.Consequently, the cost of manufacturing, handling, shipping and erectingon a building wall was abnormally high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, a principal object of the presentinvention is to provide a large rectangular shaped Wall facing thatsimulates antique, broken or distressed brick wherein the bricks of eachrow are in overlapping relation with adjacent rows of brick.

Another object of the present invention is to provide rectangular shapedwall facings with a plurality of rows of simulated bricks formed thereonand when fastened to a wall the bricks of alternate rows of adjacentwall facings appear to span the mortar joint of adjacent rows of brick.

A further object of the present invention is to provide rectangular wallfacings upon which a plurality of rows of overlapping brick aresimulated, the end bricks of alternate rows on one side of the wallfacing are grooved for receiving an end portion of an end brick of anadjacent wall facing while the other side of said rows of bricks areprovided with end portions for fitting into 3,621,625 Patented Nov. 23,1971 grooves in an adjacent wall facing whereby the fitted end bricksappear to span a mortar joint in adjacent rows.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide wallfacings simulating old, antique and distressed brick which aresubstantially rectangular in shape, yet when erected the bricks in onerow span the mortar joints of adjacent rows as dictated by propermasonry practice and which are economical in cost, readily applied to awall of a building, less bulk in packaging and less prone to breakagethan similar facings with cut-outs therein to simulate overlappingbricks.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be bestunderstood from a consideration of the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, with the understanding, however, that the inventionis not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of thedrawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes ormodifications mark no material departure from the salient features ofthe invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a wall on which is fastenedmy siding simulating a wall of antique brick.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the manner in which the siding isinterlocked.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a similar view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the panel sectionsshown in FIG. 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals are used to designatesimilar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 refer toidentical rectangular sheets of facings on which appear bricks 11, thebricks 11 in each row of each rectangular sheet spanning the mortarjoint of bricks 11 in adjacent rows, as required aesthetically by goodmasonry practise.

Each of the sheets 10 is molded or cast preferably from syntheticresinous materials, such as unsaturated polyesters, styrene and otherappropriate ingredients impregnated with glass fibers for strength andrigidity The sheets are weather resistant and can be molded to anydesired size and exterior configuration of the bricks 11 with cracks,marks and uneven faces to simulate antique or used bricks. Othersuitable materials such as sheet aluminum may be used in the productionof the sheets of wall facings 10.

Each sheet of wall facing 10 consists of rows of simulated full lengthbricks 11 separated by horizontally disposed mortar joints 12, whereinthe bricks 11 are staggered with vertical mortar joints 13 separatingeach brick 11 from an adjacent brick as dictated by proper masonrypractise. At the ends of the sheet 10 in alternate rows are half-bricks21 and 31 that dovetail one into the other when two sheets 10 are placedside by side on a wall as is explained in greater detail hereinafter.Along the upper edge portion of each sheet 10 is a nailing flange 16which joins a slotted portion 15; the latter receiving a flange 17 thatextends along the bottom edge portion of the sheet 11 of an adjacentsheet 10 to interlock the sheets of facings 10 when they are mounted onthe wall 20 of a building. In order that the sheets 10 bear evenly onthe wall 20 on which they are fastened by nails 22 extending through thenailing flanges 16, the rear surface of the sheets 10 are provided withbosses or protuberances 23 that bear against the wall 20, the bosses 23being equal in height to the thickness of the nailing flange 16.

Along one side edge of the sheets of wall facing 10 is a further flange18 in coplanar relation with the nailing flange 16, the flange 18extending to a slotted portion 19 formed by a web portion 25 and theexposed wall of the facing 10. The full height of the sheet 10 isslotted as at 19 and at the position of the half bricks 21, the brickend is slotted and tapered slightly to its extreme end portion as at 26for receiving the free end portion of the half brick 31 of an adjacentsheet of facing 10. See FIGS. 2 and 3.

When sheets of facing 10 have been fastened on the wall 20 ininterlocking relation with adjacent facings 10, the half bricks 21, 31will appear as whole bricks making an appearance similar to the wholebricks 11. The joint between the half bricks 21, 31 will appear as adistress marking 27 and will not be distinguishable from the manydistress markings of the whole bricks 11. Consequently, sheets of wallfacings 10 simulating brick formation of a wall can be of any size andmay contain as many rows of bricks as desired without violating theaesthetics of good masonry practise. Each row of brick will appear to bestaggered with relation to adjacent rows of brick no matter how manyrows of brick may be included in a single sheet of facing 10.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A wall facing for simulating antique or used brick comprising a sheetof substantially rectangular molded plastic material, a plurality ofrows of simulated whole bricks formed on the front surface of saidsheet, each of said bricks being staggered with relation to adjacentbricks in adjacent rows thereof, said sheet having a slotted portionextending along one side edge portion, a flange extending outwardly ofsaid slotted portion, a second flange extending along said other sideedge portion adapted to be received by said slotted portion of anadjacent sheet of wall facing, said sheets having half bricks formedthereon and extending to both of said side edge portions, said halfbricks positioned along said slotted side edge portion having a taperedinner wall portion for receiving a similarly tapered outer wall portionof the free end of said half bricks positioned along said other sideedge portion whereby upon the interlocking of a plurality of said sheetsof wall facing on a wall said half bricks shall become interengaged andappear as whole bricks in staggered relation with whole bricks inadjacent rows thereof.

2. The structure as recited by claim 1 taken in combination with aplurality of bosses mounted on the rear surface of said sheet, saidbosses being in coplanar relation with said first named flange wherebysaid sheet is adapted to lie evenly on a flat wall.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS JOHN E. MURTAGH, Primary ExaminerUS. Cl. X.R. 52-309

